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#E2D7EB

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #E2D7EB

#E2D7EB is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 84% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.9), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0EBD7 (eggshell), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red226
Green215
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #E2D7EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2D7EB.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2D7EB.
15.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2D7EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2D7EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4DAEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DBEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1D9DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2D7EB?

#E2D7EB is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 84% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2D7EB?

Use black text. Black on #E2D7EB has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2D7EB?

Its complementary colour is #E0EBD7, and analogous partners are #D8D7EB and #EBD7EA.